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Originally Posted by Hops
This comment is gold. There are precious few people comparing somewhat similarly performing EV/ICE cars (of course the ZL1 kills the Model 3 on the road course) in daily driving after living with them as personal cars.
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This is just my middle aged perspective from someone who grew up driving Pontiac Firebird Formula and IROC-Z, Mustang 5.0 Foxbody and then eventually could afford a C5 Z06, C7 Grand Sport and now a ZL1.
That said, a younger generation that doesn't have anything to compare to will probably not care much about these types of cars and prefer silent performance EVs, with lots of cool tech, AI, etc.
I will not lie, at first I was blown away by the Tesla Model 3 performance. It seems silly how easy it is to go fast in these cars. AWD, no tire spin, no drama and bam 0-60mph in 3.1 sec. every time, even in the rain. No driving skill is required, just mash the pedal and you that's it. Soccer Mom's will blow you away at the stoplights.
But after you get used to that and you eventually will, I was left missing that personality and feeling you get from a muscle car or a sports car.
I think the new C8 E-Ray could be interesting. If you get to combine both technologies working together. LT2 V8 plus instant electric motor torque will be very interesting.